Neil Peart Quotes

I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement.

I have no delusions about my likability in every scenario. I know that in order to get things done the way you want them, oftentimes your position will be unpopular.

I know straight away if there are roles I don't want to do, and I have a lot of arguments with my agents about those.

If you want to do stuff, you have to be able to handle controversy.

Making tough decisions that may make someone unhappy is something to get good at doing.

I think everybody has a point where they're not going to cross that line. There were a couple of things with Comedy Central that we had to fight for. They were pretty cool about everything. I don't think there was anything we really fought for that didn't happen.

I get the reason that you should be willing to negotiate sometimes. But you also ought to be willing to throw a punch.

There is a point beyond which conciliation looks like capitulation. I do not believe I passed that point, but others have thought otherwise.

When you get in the mud with a pig, you get dirty and the pig gets happy.

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want.

I learned to choose my battles. Sometimes I let my producer deal with something that I didn't want to deal with.

The single and most dangerous word to be spoken in business is no. The second most dangerous word is yes. It is possible to avoid saying either.

Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

I'm not big with negotiating.

Sometimes you need conflict in order to come up with a solution. Through weakness, oftentimes, you can't make the right sort of settlement, so I'm aggressive, but I also get things done, and in the end, everybody likes me.

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

I have been accused of never saying no.

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.

You know, you pick and choose your battles.

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

I don't want a record company, but I need one, unfortunately.

You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.

You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.